Seeing photos of friends trekking in Nepal makes me miss Nepal so so much.

Last year, I trekked on the same route (ABC through Gorepani and Poon Hill). When I see IG stories, I could recall what it was like when I was there. I dug out photos from my NAS, hoping to reminisce about my time in Nepal.

I figured what would be better than sharing such moments. Without further ado, let’s get to it!

The blue roofs

I miss blue roofs.

As I progressed through the multi-day hike from one village to another, seeing building with blue roofs gave me a peace of mind.

Blue roofs, in my dictionary, means a place to stay, to eat, to relax. 😄

Engaging hikes

Each day came with new sceneries, stories, and accomplishments.

The first few days were filled with lush greenery and a lot of sweats. As the elevation increased, temperature dropped and sceneries changed.

All these changes kept me engaged with the hikes. While destination is indeed important, I found that each passing day is as important or more.

The hike each day took around 6-7 hours. That was plenty to indulge myself in thoughts. The rest were random conversations with my guide, my porter, and my trek buddy. Not a single one of us had perfect English, but we tried our best to get our points acrossed.

Ghorepani - Poon Hill

Woke up super early, super cold, hiked in the dark with a head lamp, hundreds of hikers all with an aim to get to the top before sunrise. I was tired but kept moving forward.

At the top, no words can describe what I felt (in a good way). It’s not the beauty of the nature that makes moments memorable in its entirety.

Rather, the vibes matter more. Seeing people smiles hapily with sparkling eyes, enjoying themselves with good laughs makes moments memorable. Happiness is contagious after all.

How small we are …

Treking from MBC to ABC reminded me of how small we are in the grand scheme of things. In a blink of an eye, I could cease to exist from avalanche or rocks falling on my head. 🤣

As I was trekking through blinding white snow, I thought to myself, why do I work(as in office work) so hard? Do I really need to trade health for work?

Even if I am no longer work at a company, someone can probably take over. See? I am here treking for 14 days and the company is still operable. I am not as important as I thought I would be.

While this may sound depressing, it is liberating for me. I feel like chains that had tied me down just vanished.

For 2024, my goal is to give just enough love for work and no more.

• Live to find joy and fun
• Bad things come and go
• Don’t carry too much on your shoulders because it’s heavy (lol)
• Give back when you can but don’t bend yourself over backwards

– Cringy quotes from me 🤭

No such thing as too old to have fun

I am not a good example in this regard. My guide, my porter, and my trek buddy had a good time playing with snowballs. I was like .. meh, it is so out of character for me to play with snowballs.

Looking back, who cares about characters? Let’s have some fun. This is me replaying the event in my head.

BTW, I did throw two snowballs to be precise. So I did great. Probably…

My guide who is 30 years old enjoyed his time even though he had been here countless times. 😂

My trek buddy laid flat on the snow like a child. I am a bit jealous though. 😏

My porter’s first time trekking this route had been a blast!

🙏 to all

During the course of my trek, I met hikers young and old from different nationalities and backgrounds.

I’d like to give my thanks for all the things I had received during the course of this trek. 🙏

Thanks for the great exchanges we had at MBC guesthouse common area. It was fun hearing everyone’s stories and your views on work-life balance.

Thanks to my awesome guide and porter for the supports and quirky time together.

Thanks to my trek buddy who is super positive and calm. The best safety net I could ask for.

Thanks to the tea houses that welcomed us warmly with delish food and cozy accommodation.

Until next time

Take care ❤️